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factionism 

A mindset in which a person thinks only or mostly of the group s/he belongs to, sometimes to the detriment of others.
Some factionistic Serbs refuse to acknowledge the Srebrenica massacre.
factionism by UmmAgummA July 28, 2005

functionalism 

A French post-structuralist movement in the 1970's that argued that philosophy was a actually a critique of power.

Underwritten by Foucalt.
Foucalt argued that functionalism divided society into a duality of power: oppressed and oppressor.
functionalism by sandraxine September 16, 2018

Fictionalism 

A psychological or behavioral tendency to treat fictional characters as if they were real, often experiencing emotional attachment, empathy, or concern for their well-being, and blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
"His fictionalism has led him to spend hours every day immersed in online discussions defending his favorite fictional characters as if they were real people."
Fictionalism by IstillLive April 19, 2024

cosmeto-functionalism 

the concept of designing structures or buildings in such a manner that they look beautiful and are functional (working well).
Cosmeto-functionalism could be a useful concept in design.

Stealthie 

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016
Word of the Day on May 25, 2026

Summer Teeth 

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.
Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...
Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012
Word of the Day on May 24, 2026